Op-Eds

• Ott, B. L., & Dickinson, G. (2021, February 18). Trump impeachment trial acquittal could end up being good for democracy. [Editorial] USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/18/impeachment-acquittal-defeat-republican-trump-enablers-column/6755360002/
• Ott, B. L. (2021, February 10). Tanden vs. Trump: Who’s worse? Who cares. The real question is much bigger than Twitter. [Editorial] USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/10/trump-tanden-social-media-mentality-ruins-politics-column/4454418001/
• Ott, B. (2021, January 15). How political emotion has come to drive civic action. [Editorial] Smerconish. http://www.smerconish.com/criticalthinking/how-political-emotion-has-come-to-drive-civic-action
• Ott, B. L. (2021, January 12). Communications professor says Twitter and Facebook show just how problematic social media is when it comes to informing and educating the public. [Editorial] Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-facebook-problematic-social-media-informing-educating-public-2021-1
• Ott, B. L., & Dickinson, G. (2021, January 10). Trump ban won’t solve deeper Twitter problem: Vitriol and violence that threaten democracy. [Editorial] USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/10/twitter-bans-donald-trump-but-still-threatens-democracy-column/6614952002/
• Ott, B. L. (2020, February 5). The acquittal of Donald Trump is brought to you by Fox News. [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/acquittal-donald-trump-brought-you-fox-news-opinion-1485836 
• Ott, B. L. (2019, August 8). Trump’s racist rhetoric: Impulsive or calculated? [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-racism-calculated-impulsive-1452337
• Ott, B. L. (2019, July 16). Trump’s escalating war on the media: Not even Fox News is safe [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-war-news-media-escalation-1449392
• Ott, B. L. (2019, July 10). The real reason Republicans call Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a liar [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/real-reason-republicans-call-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-liar-opinion-1448465
• Ott, B. L. (2019, July 1). American conservatism can’t survive Donald Trump [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-supernova-conservatism-red-dwarf-1446793
• Ott. B. L. (2019, June 21). Democracy in Trump era is dying tweet by tweet and we won’t see the big picture for years [Editorial]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/21/trump-tweets-obscure-destruction-of-american-democracy-column/1472956001/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, June 20). Why the media should ignore Trump live-tweeting the Democratic primary debates [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/media-should-ignore-trump-tweeting-democratic-debates-1444949
• Ott, B. L. (2019, June 17). Stupid, incompetent, racist, loser: Do Trump’s tweets project his own faults onto others? [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/stupid-incompetent-racist-lose-trump-sadiq-khan-projection-tweets-1444307
• Ott, B. L. (2019, June 11). Who’s done more damage to America, Fox News or Twitter? [Editorial] Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-fox-news-damage-american-democracy-1443088
• Ott, B. L. (2019, June 6). Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is schooling Trump on how to do Twitter [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/aoc-schools-trump-how-do-twitter-1442585
• Ott, B. L. (2019, May 29). The three traits of a Donald Trump tweetstorm [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-tweetstorm-three-traits-distraction-disinformation-opinion-1438122
• Ott. B. L. (2019, May 24). Donald Trump really is ‘crying out’ for impeachment. It’s the ultimate victim card [Editorial]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/24/trump-wants-impeachment-ultimate-victim-card-column/1209081001/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, May 20). Why Trump keeps talking about a failed coup [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rhetoric-failed-coup-undemocratic-1430211
• Ott, B. L. (2019, May 09). Donald Trump’s unrelenting and unapologetic white rage [Editorial]. The Moderate Voice. https://themoderatevoice.com/donald-trumps-unrelenting-and-unapologetic-white-rage/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, May 04). Trump never transitioned away from campaign rhetoric [Editorial]. The Hill. https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/442129-trump-never-transitioned-away-from-campaign-rhetoric
• Ott, B. L. (2019, May 02). The dangers of digital politics [Editorial]. Salon. https://www.salon.com/2019/05/02/the-dangers-of-digital-politics/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, April 26). Unwitting or not, Donald Trump is still complicit in Russia’s attack on America [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-complicit-russia-cyber-attack-1405902
• Ott, B. L. (2019, April 13). The news media helped Trump win in 2016. Here’s what needs to change for 2020 [Editorial]. Salon. https://www.salon.com/2019/04/13/the-news-media-helped-trump-win-in-2016-heres-what-needs-to-change-for-2020/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 29). Donald Trump, master of misdirection [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-distraction-misdirection-mueller-1380373
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 26). How to interpret Trump’s Twitter response to the Mueller report [Editorial]. The Hill. https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/435820-how-to-interpret-trumps-twitter-response-to-the-mueller-report
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 25). Trump claims he’s been ‘exonerated’ by the Mueller probe, which he’d labeled a ‘witchhunt’ [Editorial]. Blackstarnews. http://www.blackstarnews.com/us-politics/white-house/trump-claims-hes-been-exonerated-by-the-mueller-probe-which
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 23). Donald Trump’s rhetoric is no longer just silly and offensive: It’s dangerous and undemocratic [Editorial]. Newsweek. https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fake-news-rhetoric-democracy-1373057
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 20). Donald Trump’s rhetoric didn’t cause Christchurch shootings, but it sure invited it [Editorial]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/03/20/donald-trump-hateful-rhetoric-invited-new-zealand-mosque-shooting-column/3213181002/
• Ott. B. L. (2019, March 8). President Donald Trump or President Sean Hannity? Fox News host has dangerous influence [Editorial]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/03/08/fox-news-host-sean-hannitys-influence-donald-trump-dangerous-column/3081566002/
• Ott, B. L. (2019, March 6). “A-plus treatment” for Alabama tornado victims: Trump decides which lives matter—and which lives do not [Editorial]. Salon. https://www.salon.com/2019/03/06/a-plus-treatment-for-alabama-tornado-victims-trump-decides-which-lives-matter-which-dont/